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. >>> the spca in solano county is taking care of more than00 docks rescued from one home in fresno.he dogs belong to a dog breeder who had a good reputation until her death began to fail. she was facing eviction and the spca said the dogs had to be taken somewhere or they would be put down. staff went to the home, thinking they would find about 30 dogs. instead, they found more than 100. >> when you are there, you know, you don't leave anybody behind. you pick them up and take them back. >> the rescue took 36 thoirs, the spca said the das are in need of pretty significant care. some will be ready for adoption as early as this weekend. >>> watch out, uber, there could be another ride sharing service in town. the northern expected from goog -- the move expected from google. >>> quite a rally on wall street on signs the new greek government will not press for a writeoff of the bail out loans. energy companies are leading the gains with benchmark crude trading above $53 a barrel in new york up nearly 7%. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 2.83. the nasdaq is up 39 and th

after the delco spca confirmed the dog froze to death earlier this month. the spca says police are investigateing a spokesperson says any pets left outside in frigid temperatures must have enclosed shelter, food and water water. spot died the spca says there could be charges pending the police investigation. >> i just love animals and i don't think anything should suffer like that. >> reporter: chester pd didn't return a request for comment. just this winter philadelphia started enforcing an ordinance which stated that pet owners have to bring their dogs inside if temperatures dip to around 20 degrees. it's designed to prevent this very kind of tragedy. sabina kuriakose fox 29 news. >>> pennsylvania's death penalty is on hold tonight as the governor waits for a commission's report. governor tom wolf issue the moratorium today. he's awaiting that capital punishment report that's been in the work for four years now. it does mean that temporary reprieve for 46-year-old terrence williams of germantown. he was scheduled to die by lethal injection on march 4th. h

the spca says that pet owners should have their dogs or cats written into their lease agreement, just in case your building changes ownership. for abel giving up his dog is not an option. >> if i have to choose between living my dog or -- i would keep my dog and go somewhere it's more friendly. >> now, believe it or not, the spca is recommending that you put together a resume for your dog or cat, putting people on paper that can vouch for your dog or cat, just in case you find yourps lookself looking for a place to live. i'm cheryl hurd nbc bay area news. >>> thank you very much, cheryl. >>> help may be on the way, president obama getting involved in the west coast shipping slowdown. the president sending the u.s. secretary of labor to the bay area tomorrow to help broker an agreement. hundreds of businesses are stuck in limbo unable to deliver for their customers. that labor dispute has shut down shipping from seattle to san diego. and the shutdown could cost the economy $2 billion a day. >> is it an aftershock or just volatile ground? nearly four years after the devastating earthqua

. >> if you own a pet, you need to hear this the virus that has the spca suspending adoption. >>> new11:00, the 76ers are making a big announcement tomorrow. oo . >>> back to the new jersey turn pike accident. more than 15 vehicles involved. we have our very first crew at that scene right now. you is see all of the emergency vehicles on hand. this pileup is in the southbound lanes near exit 8. all southbound lanes are closed and it will be a long time before this is cleared up tonight. switching to one of our traffic cameras, you can see the scene off in the distance there. we can tell you it is not immediately clear what aspect the weather played but we now how slick and icy those roads are. keith jones spent the evening in storm force 10. he has been checking out the icy conditions in the area. >> what are you seeing out there? all those hills always cause problems like this? >> it doesn't surprise us when we hear about these slick accidents. we have been driving for miles tonight. we're on main street in manioak right now. you have to be mindful of black ice. it might be easier to

the city's spca says it's seeing a record number of dogs and cats being given up.debora villalon has the story. >> reporter: the spca says that fewer landlords seem to be taking pets. and with the hot house market, they don't have to. >> reporter: more than 200 animals have been given up during the past year due to housing or lack of it. >> it's a really, really difficult situation. we have families come in here in tears and desperate. definitely seeing an increase especially like mission where you know we know that there's a big problem with eviction. >> reporter: the city's reputation has always been pet friendly. more dogs than children live here. but the economic boom sending rents soaring also allows landlords to be pickier. rose and ruby go home to an apartment their guardian has rented for 12 years. >> do you feel confident about that lease? >> absolutely not. because the building could be sold from under me. we just have to be aware of things and plan as best we can. >> reporter: and planning can make all the difference. the spca recommends a pet resume to

able to ask the state to declare this so we can access not only economic injury loans through the spca but with the ocean avenue fire we had that businesses affected we were only able to pay for the loss you know revenue or help cover some employee expenses but not cover new equipment purposes that type of thing inventory so we have the ability now due to the unfortunate sizing size of the fire to be able to trigger the spca disaster loan the state may come down on wednesday to look at the site to help sort of you know move this along a little bit faster. >> well, it would be easy for us guys to track our success so it will be interesting to hear months adopt the road how the various businesses will recover so thank you for a that. >> commissioner president adams. >> great job in our office both you and laurel and also shout out to joaquim torres you you know landlord if you could pass those names down to you and awning william will chimney in i know people were down there and the city was done there before the fire was contained with that the ocean avenue fire and the west portal and

the san francisco spca says in the past year, more than 200 dogs and cats whose owners had to choose between their pets or a place to live, they brought in their pets. rents have been soaring in san francisco. landlords can be pickier about their tenants. so more of them are saying no pets. >> a lot of these animals losing their homes. they are really sweet, and mellow and, you know, great pets. really, really unfortunate. >> the spca says many of the pets surrendered are older which makes it harder for them to find a new home. the spca is suggesting if you have pets, make sure your lease specifically say pets are allowed so you are protected if the management or the ownership of your building changes. >>> 7:14. there is a new effort to convince amtrak to allow small pets on its trains. right now, only service dogs are allowed. but a california congressman wants to change that and says if amtrak lets people bring small dogs or cats on trains in carriers, that would encourage more people to ride the train. so far he's persuaded amtrak to do test runs in illinois. people have to pay $2

the spca advises giving potential landlords a pet resume, a summary of your pet's best qualities. >>> san rafael city leader also talk tonight about extending a ban on new massage businesses. the current moratorium took effect at the beginning of the year, it was put into place to give san rafael time to work on developing tighter zoning laws and stronger regulations. >>> opening weekend for the film "fifty shays of grey" included sop unwilling viewers. the movie is being shown at a drive-in theater off highway 50. drivers could clearly see the "r" movie as they drove past. it's right in ex-to a go-kart track filled with families during the presidents day weekend. >> i don't think it should be on a big screen tv out in the middle of public to where anybody could turn around and see it. >> the manager of the theater says he's moved the screen so it's not visible from the freeway or the track. >> that one tree doesn't block enough there. >>> a south carolina college is apologizing after a teacher handed out m&m's in prescription bill bottles during a fun run this past weekend. the label

spca is taking care of more than 100 dogs rescued from a house in fresno. the dogs belong to an older woman who had been breeding dogs for 40 years and she had a pretty good reputation until her health started to fail. she was facing eviction. and the spca says the dogs had to be taken somewhere or they had to be put down. staff members went to the home thinking they would find maybe 30 dogs. instead they found more than 100. >> you are there and you don't leave any behind. >> it took 36 hours. the spca says the dogs need a lot of care but some will be ready for adoption as early as this weekend. >>> parts of mt. diablo state park is off limits until the end of july. signs are posted to let visitors know you can't use the castle rock formation. those falcons who mate for life they have nested there in the past. they hope they will come back and raise their chicks there again if they are not disturbed. the falcon was once considered an endangered species but the population has bounced back and it has been taken off the endangered list. >>> the labor dispute

san francisco's competitive housing market as spca seeing an alarming trend., hundreds of families surrendered their pets because they can't find pet-friendly housing. >> jacob ayoub and his dog live in the mission district. iet was crazy and difficult. only one place allowed dogs. >> many won't rent to families with animals michelle encountered it firsthand. >> at the last minute they found a home. >> she was in a house 12 years, suddenly they weren't allowed to have pets in that house they couldn't find another place to move. >> sad situation repeated oaf and over. since march, the spca says 207 families had to surrender animals. >> people are making hard decisions whether or not to give up a member of the family or keep secure housing. >> emily recommends getting your pet status in writing. >> if your landlord sells a building and it's not in your lease that you're allowed to have a pet, that is the trouble your new landlord will make for you. >> in san francisco, abc7 news >> well it looks like napa's missing moosehead is back permanently we hope. it often

san francisco's competitive housing market as spca seeing an alarming trend. march, hundreds of families surrendered their pets because they can't find pet-friendly housing. >> jacob ayoub and his dog live in the mission district. iet was crazy and difficult. only one place allowed dogs. >> many won't rent to families with animals michelle encountered it firsthand. >> at the last minute they found a home. >> she was in a house 12 years, suddenly they weren't allowed to have pets in that house they couldn't find another place to move. >> sad situation repeated oaf and over. since march, the spca says 207 families had to surrender animals. >> people are making hard decisions whether or not to give up a member of the family or keep secure housing. >> emily recommends getting your pet status in writing. >> if your landlord sells a building and it's not in your lease that you're allowed to have a pet, that is the trouble your new landlord will make for you. >> in san francisco, abc7 news >> well it looks like napa's missing moosehead is back permanently we hope. it

workers spent yesterday cleaning the first state animal center in spca in camden.ls also stopped letting families take home dogs temporarily just to be safe. the veterinarians have checked each one to make sure they weren't infected. >> if we have some kind of fatal, contagious disease, we do not want our animals going out to the community and infected the community, the canine community, with any other kind of virus. >> now officials don't believe any recently adopted pets were exposed to the virus. a lab is now testing samples from the dogs that died. >>> two new reports out this morning show success of the nationwide school breakfast program, but find that more work still needs to be done. during the 2013/2014 school year more than 13 million children ate breakfast at school each day. and the majority came from low-income households. still many of their classmates are hitting the books on an empty stomach. most states didn't reach the federal goal of having more than 70% of students take part in the breakfast program and missed out on millions in government fund

according to the delaware county spca any pets left out in the cold must have adequate shelter food and water but one neighbor who didn't want to show his face on camera says that was never the case with this animal. >>> it was never inside. it was always out back 24/7 never brought it in. we would pate. would it play with us. we'd feed it. it was great dog. it's a shame it died. >> delaware county spca says it wasn't notified about the animal's living conditions until after it died. >>> in berks county investigation continues into a police involved shooting of a fugitive in reading. authorities say a state trooper opened fire on 35-year-old richard carlin after other officers tried to serve his arrest warrant. police say carlin and sherri, were on the run after committing multiple felonies in arizona. it's still unclear exactly what happened during the arrest attempt but police say it ended with carlin being shot and killed. she was taken into custody and may be sent back to arizona. >>> tonight parents in atlantic county are terrified as police look into reports of an attempt attempte

the spca says they've had several family surrender their animals because they can't find pet-friendlyre. tiffany? >> reporter: ama visiting the park on a day like today and it's easy to find dozens of dogs, but finding landlords that accept those dogs is a completely different story. you'd think these puppy eyes would win over any landlord but not so in san francisco. >> they say san francisco is like the most dog-friendly, pet-friendly city, but in reality it really isn't. >> reporter: many landlords won't rent to families with cats or dogs. >> it was almost impossible. i had to almost move out of the city. >> reporter: other animals aren't as lucky. patsy cline had a stable and loving home. >> they weren't allowed to have pets in that house, and they couldn't find another place to move. >> reporter: they gave her to the spca a sad situation repeatedrepeat repeated over and over. the mission district has the most pet surrenders many of those due to new lease agreements or change in landlords. >> people come in and making a really hard decision whether or not to give up a member of th

department of animal care and control to do disaster planning for pets and that includes the san francisco spca pets unlimited. and we all have gotten together and have been getting together for over four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you. i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am goi announcer: b dreams and good grades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps go to knowhow2go.org. [train whistle blowing] global warming. [whistle blows]

the san francisco spca says in the past year it has taken in more than 200 dogs and cats who's owners had to choose between their pets and a place to live. rents have skyrocketed and landlords can be pickier about their tenants so more of them are cig no pets. >> a lots of the animals that are losing their homes are really sweet and mellow and you know just great pets. so really, really unfortunate. >> the spca says many of the pets that are surrendered they are older pets. it makes it harder for them to find a new home. people that have pets make sure their lease is specifically say the animals are allowed so you are protected if management or the ownership of the building changes. >>> there is a new effort to convince amtrak to allow small pets on amtrak trains. right now only service dogs are allowed on amtrak. if amtrak lets people bring small dogs or cats on trains inside of a carrier, that may encourage more people to ride the trains. so far lawmakers are persuaded amtrak to try test runs on two roots in illinois. people carrying pets have to pay $25. the animals can't weigh mor

either way the spca will ask a civil court judge for custody of all of the animals.that happens once they're treated by vets the 62 dogs and 15 birds will be put up for adoption. >> this woman who we saw going into and leaving the house would only tell us the elderly couple is extremely ill and did not want to be bothered. >> that was fox's randy wallace reporting for us tonight. >> the oldest orthodox synogogue in texas real unique road trip. this 120 year old historic synogogue made 90-mile journey from brad ham to its new home in auston. crews are working to piece the building back together. officials say a declining jewish population in the community led to their decision to move the building but it was not

it's amazing considering how he got to the cumberland county spca next on "nbc10 news at 5." >>> rightw at 5:00 we've issued a first alert for dangerous cold. nbc10 caught up with

san francisco spca says it's seeing a growing trend of pet owners forced to surrender their cats and dogs because of the scarce amount of pet-friendly housing. the spca has taken in 200 pets from the housing crisis, 42% from the mission district. >>> you're going to have to start making changes in your cell phone contact list. kpix 5's mike sugerman on the numbers game that will force you to dial differently. >> reporter: when st. john gives a shout-out on 99.7 now he'll provide the caller's area code. to some it's a badge. >> if you claim that i'm 415 or 510, you're making a statement. >> 415 it's a lot of people who loves everyone. when i think of 650 -- >> i've heard a lot of, i wouldn't say hate but you're not from san francisco if you have a 610. >> reporter: those outside 510 have a certain view of them. >> i have a 415 number now but soon if i get a new phone it will be a 628 number. i haven't moved. i'll live in the same place. i'll have two phones in two different area codes. it's because they've run out of 415 numbers. so they're going to what's called an over lay. new numb

. >> san francisco's spca is seeing a lot of people forced to surrender their dogs and cats. >> we have handled 207 cases which is quite a lot and we're seeing almost half of those coming from the mission district. >> one example is catpatsy cline. >> she was surrendered because her owner was evicted and couldn't find pet friendly housing. she's been with us for about ten months. which is a long time. >> more and more cats and dogs are finding thelselves in a similar situation. the spca says pet owners should have their dogs or cats written into their lease agreement just in case your building changes ownership. for this man, giving up his dog is not an option. >> if i have to choose between leaving my dog or staying, i could keep by dog and go somewhere where it's more friendly. >> tough position to be in. we'll be right back. >>> well normally i would say where does the time go? but the weather has been so spring like i can believe that tomorrow is the first day of spring training. there's a live look at at&t park where they'll be down in arizona flowing the ball around. >> and hockey

stopped that they took it in, you know, being as though it's so cold report roar the delaware county spca said it was notified of the talk's blight after it was dead a humane visited and determined the dog froze to death prompting chester police to take over the investigation. according to the spca any pets left outside in the cold weather must have adequate shelter food and water. since the dog died is the pca says there could be a misdemeanor charge depending depending on the out come of police investigation. we knock on the dog owner's door but no one answered. >> i feel horrible. it's sad. i mean, i mean, kind of better than the suffering i was guess it was going through. report. >> that was sabina kuriakose roaring. >>> some scary moments as a man accidentally drives into the icy waters of the delaware canal this morning. it happened near route 32 river road in solebury. fortunately the vehicle wasn't submerged and rescue crews were able to pull the driver and passenger to safety with a boat. they were soaking wet and cold. but not seriously injured. >> officials say windy weather co

all just rescued by the spca. the shelter was already full. when the staff heard about the situation they couldn't turn their backs. >> old lady breeding for 40 years. was starting to have health issues. >> reporter: she was being evicted and the dogs dogs had to go somewhere or be put down. they got 100. >> when you are there, you know, don't leave anybody behind. >> reporter: they were in need of significant care. she showed us a picture of one of the dogs. >> this is the dog. we have had a team of people helping. this is the dog now. that is the same dog. >> reporter: each transformation is expensive and then the medical and dental care and all need to be spade and neutered. >> they were neutered yesterday. >> reporter: despite the conditions the dogs were found in they say what it amazing is they are sweet, gentle, sociable and ready to go to their forever homes this weekend. claudine wong, fox 2 news. >>> tomorrow is another spare the air day here in the bay area. and here is a look at a time lapse of tonight's hazy sunset along the bay b

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the spca is expecting a very big crowd. >>> a member of the allege john f.dy dry rock band journey can't believe how much he was charged for his wedding. lead guitarist kneel sean married makala slaw had i at the palace of the fine arts in december 2013. sean has now filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming he was overcharged for using that landmark. he said hen additionally agreed to pay $58,000, but was then forced to pay more than $240,000 for a permit less than a week before the wedding. he is seeking unspecified damages. >> that doesn't include the food? >> i used to go there for free. times have changed. >>> all right well camped out if a chance to see the san francisco giants coming up. at 8:15 we are going to tell you how long some fans were willing to wait in the rain to get a good spot at this year's giant fan fest. >>> and we'll take you to one of the worst hit areas. up to a foot of rain. a landslide that forced one college to move to a temporary home this weekend. >>> mother nature turns roads into rivers. one area then as honeydew got

the spca advises giving potential landlords a pet resume, a summary of your pet's best qualities. >>> a calcongressman wants to get pets on board amtrak trains. representative jeff dedham is sponsoring a bill to allow people to bring their pets on trains nationwide. currently only service animals are allowed to do that. two routes will be allowed in illinois. >> the saying goes curiosity killed the cat but almost got the better of aaadog in santa monica. the dog took after a squirrel. he was hoisted to safety by two firefighters and smoky was not hurt and i'm imagining he'll still go offer squirrels the next time he sees him. >> no doubt. >> 6:26. the markets back in action all in just a few minutes as the markets are opening. we'll check the early numbers coming up with scott mcgrew. >>> plus how does it happen? investigators searching for answer this is morning after a fiery train crash in west virginia. >>> and a live look outside from the south bay this morning. looks like traffic is picking up as well. lot of people had yesterday off. we'll look at the morning commute and of cour

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the spca said the dogs are in need of pretty significant care.will be ready for adoption as early as this weekend. >>> 7:26. the labor dispute at west coast ports is hurting large and small businesses. now some are considering very expensive workarounds. a major distributor of cork bottle stoppers, they can't get to 17 shipping containers filled with supplies because of the slowdown. now, the company is trying to have those supplies dropped off at ports on the east coast and on the gulf coast and then have them delivered by truck all the way to napa. that would cost them $12,000 a load but they say it's worth it. >> for us, we're here to -- we're here to service. if not, done. >> they may have to have future supplies flown in. that cost ten times more than shipping. >>> hidden cameras and electronic monitoring but not to stop crime. up next, how the high-tech equipment will be used to encourage college students to go to class. >> reporter: and we're live in san francisco this morning where police are very busy investigating four home- invasion ro

potential for wet weather this weekend is already causing at least one cancellation the san francisco spca is rescheduling a friday fundraiser outdoor "be mine," cocktail party and will waive all adoption fees at shelters february 6-8. >> now a check on the weather. >> we have rain in the north bay where we have been focusing the last couple of days. good morning, wherever you see green, which is napa and solano and marin county a flash flood warnings friday morning through 6:00 on saturday morning. we will get the heavy rains in those low-lying areas that always flood will flood. upper 60 chico and 76 in fresno, 74 if los angeles and 84 in palm springs. lake tahoe, you can see a lot of snow is coming. but the snow level is beginning to start and will be high. >> in walnut creek it looks like traffic is not hazy but clear. moving line fine, southbound 680 from pleasant hill to walnut creek up to highway 24 northbound traffic we have a construction project 20 treat and monument. we have this construction project scheduled until 11 o'clock a.m. and we have laned blocks eastbound highway 92 b